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What to expect from Donald Trump
I n principle, Donald Trump thinks that the NATO and non-NATO US traditional allies are free riders, namely fully autonomous decision-makers which accept...
Time to reset the European Neighborhood Policy: problems and perspectives
T his article investigates the focal prospects and challenges of the European Neighbourhood Policy that the EU is facing many obstacles concerning partner...
The triadic nexus: Energy factor, national security and foreign policy
“Safety and certainty in oil lie in variety and variety alone” -Winston Churchill T here is a doctrine in classical geopolitics: “Who controls...
The New Middle East during the ISIS defeat
T he Iraqi Security Forces, the "Golden Eagles" have pushed deeply into eastern Mosul, while the same Shiite Iraqi Forces and the Kurdish...
Iran’s Energy Interests in the Contemporary World
I n today’s shifting world order, energy geopolitics subjects to nation-states’ political and economic interests rather than physical control of energy resources. It...
Iran and Turkey’s energy game in the Gulf and the Caspian basin
T he two major non-Arab countries Iran and Turkey have the significant and most populated geographical locations in the region. From a historical...
A few foreign policy issues that should had more emphasis during the run-up to the U.S. Election
A part from the major issues that have been discussed by the Presidential candidates, there are a few foreign policy issues which have...
A Tough Row to Hoe
A ll seemed hunky-dory. The air was suffused with a sanguine current cascading through the markets and rallying up the prices touching a...
Side Effects of a Difficult Transition
Since China’s rise to the rank of second world economy in 2014, there is no country or industry on the planet that is not...
The new tensions between the US and Russia
Over the last few years international media, diplomats and strategic experts across the world have much debated the possibility of the Cold War returning....